# Jaja Village, Kadwa, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Jaja

Jaja is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,040 people in 409 households**, the 51st largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 2,040people (2011)
- 409households
- 39.6%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Jaja PIN code and other codes

Jaja falls in Kadwa sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJaja
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224597

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jaja from nearby towns?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)46 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)46 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jaja?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Jaja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonauli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jaja known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jaja

Of every 100 households in Jaja in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jaja · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jaja?

■ Jaja · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.6%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1110**

**969

Working population ****28.4%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.7% for men and 30.1% for women. 50% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 209 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (55%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 42 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kadwa

- Harnathpur2,142 people
- Pararia2,124 people
- Ratanpur2,097 people
- Mohna2,051 people
- Basantpur2,030 people
- Deogaon2,006 people
- Sadapur1,982 people
- Sohasa1,970 people

[All 264 villages in Kadwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kadwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jaja from Katihar?46 km by road
- What is the population of Jaja?2,040 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaja in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jaja?39.6% (Census 2011)